Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle’s Files September 5, 2004 20 Years Ago, September 5, 1984 The Dalles City Council Tuesday voted unanimously to offer help to provide sewer service for the port of entry being considered on I-84 on the west side of town. Councilman John Mabrey said he would like to see the city take the lead in the matter and moved to offer a one-third participation with Port of The Dalles and the county. 40 Years Ago, September 5, 1964 Ted Rickets of The Dalles shot a 299 game last Friday at the Skookum Bowl in Yakima (Washington) while competing in the first annual Hank Ninemire Invitational Tournament. 60 Years Ago, September 5, 1944 Registration in The Dalles public schools is the highest in the last six years, according to today’s records at the office of Superintendent Paul R. McCulloch. The records show 130 more registrations than on the first day of school in September, 1943. The high school, however, rather than sharing in this increase shows a decided downward trend, as it has since 1940, when its registration was 546. Today it was 365. Miss Zoe Baur arrived in The Dalles last week to assume her duties as assistant librarian, a position which has been vacant since Miss Harriet Cook left The Dalles in April. Miss Baur came here from Denver (Colorado). She has taken a room at the home of Mr. Guy Pound. 100 Years Ago, September 5, 1904 It is reported that Lou Gibbons, one of the men who stole the horse from lower Antelope (Oregon) ranches, is working over in the Foppiano neighborhood, and several persons have heard from him. None of the badman-hunters in the county seem to have a particular hankering after Gibbons, and as far as we know, no effort is being made to capture him, though there is a reward offered for his arrent. Yesterday Reverend Father James O’Neill conducted the services at St. Peters Catholic Church, having arrived in this city Saturday. For some time past, Father Desmarias has been in ill health and unable to take charge of the work. For this reason Bishop O’Reilly has assigned Father O’Neill to the church at this place. The new priest, who recently came to Baker City (Oregon) from Baltimore, is a young man of rare attainments and a bright future, and The Dalles church is fortunate in securing him. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program